Alex G discography

American musician Alex G has released nine studio albums and two EPs, as well as two live albums and a soundtrack album. His first four studio albums were self-released on the music-sharing website Bandcamp. His fifth album, DSU, was released on Orchid Tapes in 2014, and his subsequent releases have been with the label Domino Recording Company. He has also contributed to songs by various artists and bands including Julia Brown, Frank Ocean, Porches, Japanese Breakfast, and Lil Yachty.

Alex G discography
Alex G performing at South by Southwest in 2015
Studio albums9
Live albums2
EPs2
Singles22
Soundtrack albums1

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
US
Alt

[2]
US
Curr.

[3]
US
Heat

[4]
US
Indie

[5]
Race
Winner
  • Released: July 4, 2011[7]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
Rules
  • Released: January 16, 2012[8]
  • Label: Self-released[lower-alpha 1]
  • Format: LP, CD, cassette, digital download
Trick
  • Released: November 6, 2012[10]
  • Label: Haze Tapes[lower-alpha 1]
  • Format: LP, CD, cassette, digital download
DSU
  • Released: June 17, 2014
  • Label: Orchid Tapes
  • Format: LP, CD, cassette, digital download
Beach Music
  • Released: October 9, 2015
  • Label: Domino
  • Format: LP, CD, cassette, digital download
9
Rocket
  • Released: May 19, 2017
  • Label: Domino
  • Format: LP, CD, cassette, digital download
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House of Sugar
  • Released: September 13, 2019[11]
  • Label: Domino
  • Format: LP, CD, cassette, digital download
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God Save the Animals
  • Released: September 23, 2022[12]
  • Label: Domino
  • Format: LP, CD, cassette, digital download
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Live albums

List of live albums, with selected details
Title Details
Live at Third Man Records
  • Released: June 25, 2018[13]
  • Label: Third Man
  • Format: LP, digital download
Live from Union Transfer
  • Released: June 30, 2023
  • Label: Domino
  • Format: LP

Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, with selected details
Title Details
We're All Going to the World's Fair (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: April 25, 2022
  • Label: Love in Winter, Milan
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details
Title Details
Easy
  • Released: August 21, 2011[14]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
Paint
  • Released: September 9, 2013[15]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download

Split releases and Compilations

Title Details
Alex G / R.L. Kelly Split
  • With: R.L. Kelly
  • Released: September 24, 2013
  • Label: Birdtapes[16]
  • Format: 7" EP, digital download
Boring Ecstasy: The Bedroom Pop of Orchid Tapes
Angeltown II

Physical Releases

Title Details
SALT
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Birdtapes
  • Format: Cassette
  • Edition of: 100
  • Sold at shows in 2016, sometimes sent in Birdtapes packages[20]
C-Sides
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CDr
  • Edition of: 100
  • Sold at shows in 2015[21]

Singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
AAA

[22]
"Sandy" 2011 non-album singles
"Good"
"Lucy" 2013
"Joy"
"Hollow"[23] 2014 DSU
"Harvey"[24]
"Bug"[25] 2015 Beach Music
"Salt"[26]
"Kicker"[27]
"Bobby"[28] 2017 Rocket
"Witch"[28]
"Proud"[29]
"Brick"[30]
"Sportstar"[30]
"Gretel" 2019 House of Sugar
"Hope"
"Southern Sky"
"Near"
"Blessing"[31] 2022 God Save The Animals
"Runner" 34
"Cross the Sea"
"Miracles"

Credits

Song Year Artist Album Credit(s)
"The Great Big World" 2013 R.L. Kelly Friends Drums
"I Cannot" Guitar, keys
"Always" 2014 Cold Foamers All Cold Everything Writing, recording, producing
"Rebecca"
"Possession (full)" 2016 Julia Brown An Abundance of Strawberries Writing, recording (coda)
"U-N-I-T-Y" Frank Ocean Endless[32] Guitars
"Wither"
"Slide On Me"
"Rushes"
"Higgs"
"Self Control" Blonde[33] Guitars, arrangement
"White Ferrari"
"Leave the House" 2018 Porches The House[34] Backing vocals
"Savage Good Boy" 2021 Japanese Breakfast Jubilee[35] Production, piano, synthesizers
"Failure"[lower-alpha 2] 2023 Lil Yachty Let's Start Here[36] Writing

Notes

  1. Reissued and remastered by Lucky Number on March 23, 2015.[9]
  2. Stylized as ":(failure(:"

References

  1. "Alex G – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  2. "Alex G – Chart history: Alternative Albums". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  3. "Alex G – Chart history: Current Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  4. "Alex G – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  5. "Alex G – Chart history: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  6. "Race | Alex G". Bandcamp. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  7. "Winner | Alex G". Bandcamp. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  8. "Rules by (Sandy) Alex G on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  9. "Alex G – Trick / Rules". luckynumbermusic.com. January 27, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  10. "Trick by (Sandy) Alex G on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  11. Minsker, Evan (June 4, 2019). "(Sandy) Alex G Announces New Album House of Sugar, Shares New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  12. "Alex G Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song". Pitchfork. 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  13. "(Sandy) Alex G Live At Third Man Recordsvinyl at Juno Records". juno.co.uk. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  14. "Easy | Alex G". Bandcamp. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  15. "Paint | Alex G". Bandcamp. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  16. Alex G / R.L. Kelly - Alex G / R.L. Kelly, 2013-09-24, retrieved 2023-09-19
  17. "Boring Ecstasy: The Bedroom Pop of Orchid Tapes, by ORCHID TAPES". ORCHID TAPES. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  18. "Angeltown II | Orchid Tapes". Bandcamp. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  19. Various - Angeltown II, 2014-08-02, retrieved 2023-09-19
  20. Alex G - SALT, 2011, retrieved 2023-09-16
  21. Alex G - C-Sides, 2015, retrieved 2023-09-16
  22. "Alex G (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  23. "Alex G – Hollow, Rough Trade, Manchester". Lucky Number. September 18, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  24. "Alex G – Harvey Video". Lucky Number. December 8, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  25. Joyce, Colin (August 27, 2015). "Alex G Provokes Young Love, Desolation in 'Bug' Video". Spin. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  26. "Alex G's Beach Music Out Today, Shares Video For 'kicker'". Domino. October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  27. Joyce, Colin (September 21, 2015). "Alex G's 'Kicker' Calls Back to Indie Rock's Salad Days". Spin. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  28. Dandridge-lemco, Ben (March 2, 2017). "Listen To Two New Songs From Alex G's Upcoming Rocket Album". The Fader. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  29. Dandridge-lemco, Ben (April 4, 2017). "Alex G Announces Name Change To (Sandy) Alex G, Shares New Single "Proud"". The Fader. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  30. Richards, Will (May 4, 2017). "(Sandy) Alex G Shares Two New Tracks And Announces Uk Tour". DIY. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  31. "Alex G Announces Tour Shares Video for new Song Blessing". Pitchfork. May 23, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  32. "Here Are the Full Credits from Frank Ocean's 'Endless'". Noisey. August 19, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  33. "Here Are The Full Liner Notes To Frank Ocean's "Blonde"". Genius. December 12, 2016. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  34. "The House - Porches | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  35. Jubilee (liner notes). Japanese Breakfast. Dead Oceans. 2021. DOC225.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  36. "Mac DeMarco and Alex G Co-Wrote a Song on Lil Yachty's New Album | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
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